L Suzanne

“A happy sigh escaped Lorna. ‘Seriously, though, the stars are beautiful. All the special things are more beautiful in wartime. Flowers, the stars, the sound of children’s laughter…”
― Susanna Bavin, A Baby for the Home Front Girls

“I was no psychologist but I understood that this was down to our chaotic childhood. Whereas Immy and Andy had embraced the unpredictable nature of our upbringing, Miranda and I were more, well, clenched, about the whole thing.”
― Kerry Barrett, The Hidden Women

“Prue waited, her arms folded around her body. Never in a million years would she have expected to find herself in this situation. But here she was, waiting for her husband to be dug out of his mistress’s house.”
― Rosie Hendry, Home Comforts at Rookery House

“And in this starless night, next to this woman who is quietly falling apart, I promise something to myself. That I will forget all of my mother’s demands that I stay quiet, submit, and wait for the men to handle our problems. That I will forget how to be a nice girl and always do what I’m asked. That I will forget that being polite and not offending is more important than anything else in the world. The time for nice girls is gone.”
― Patricia Adrian, The Bletchley Women